On 2 Jun 2005 00:31:38 GMT, Jim Yanik . wrote:

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in
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"Ken" wrote in message
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The trimmer is only a few years
old, so I thought the battery died earlier than I would have expected.

From my experience in using ni-cads for the past 30 years or so, you did
good. they do not last forever.



Did the higher than expected voltage on the charger lead to the early
demise of the ni-cad battery?

No it is probably just fine. Some chargers give a high reading under no
load. Others can expain it better than I can.
Stick with what you have.




I have a Dustbuster that the first pack lasted for 10 years,the cells are
designed to be charged 24/7/365,while most NiCds are not.
The Dewalt repair center charged less to replace the pack than for what I
could have bought new cells from Digi-Key(of the same charge type).

It is generally accepted that you can charge sealed NiCads at 1/10th
capacity on a continual basis. ( 500mA battery on a 50mA charger)

DJ